O’Brien tells us that a true war story is not a moral story, that
you can tell a war story is true if it contains obscenity and evil
. He says that because of Rat’s response to the sister’s non-response—that “the dumb cooze never writes back”—you can tell that it’s a true war story (How to Tell a True War Story.
How does Tim O’Brien define a true war story?
A true war story is
never moral
. It does not instruct, nor encourage virtue, nor suggest. models of proper human behavior, nor restrain men from doing the things they have always done. If a story seems moral, do not believe it. If at the end of a war story you feel uplifted, or if you.
What are the qualities of a true war story according to O Brien?
O’Brien says the moral of a true war story, like the thread that makes a cloth,
cannot be separated from the story itself
. A true war story cannot be made general or abstract, he says. The significance of the story is whether or not you believe it in your stomach.
What does O’Brien mean when he says that true war stories are never about war in O Brien’s terms what is the relationship between historical truth and fictional truth does this novel fit O Brien’s definition of a true war story how?
That is, in O’Brien’s terms, what is the relationship between historical truth and fictional truth?
You tell a true war story by making the stomach believe
. A true war story isn’t about the elements of the war (napalm, barrages, etc.). It’s about the emotions and effects that the war has on the soldier.
What does O’Brien mean when he says that true war stories are never about war?
What does he mean when he says that true war stories are never about war? … O’Brien explains that this story was
“not a war story. It was a love story.”
In what sense is this a “love story” and why?
What is the irony between Curt’s combativeness in war and his teeth?
The irony of Lemon’s character is that
Lemon so abjectly fears something as generally harmless as a dentist’s visit and doesn’t give a second thought to the potential harm of playing with a grenade
.
What does O’Brien say to the woman about his story?
What does O’Brien say to the woman about his story?
He wishes it weren’t true. He wants her to finish it for him. He wishes it were a love story
.
How do you know a true story?
- Respect the drama of truth. …
- Marry fact and faith. …
- Honor the collective, not the objective truth. …
- Be prepared to take poetic license. …
- Embrace manipulation. …
- Tolerate contradiction.
Why does O’Brien let Rat Kiley tell part of the story?
O’Brien recalls a story of Rat Kiley’s. … He explains that
Rat exaggerates not because he wants to deceive
, but because he wants listeners to almost feel the story so that it seems more real. Rat had been assigned to a medical detachment near Tra Bong in an area the medics shared with six Green Berets.
What is the criteria for a true war story?
You can tell if a war story is true by
whether you’d feel cheated if it hadn’t happened
. If you’d feel betrayed by its untruth, then it’s not true, even if it happened. If you wouldn’t feel betrayed, then it’s true, even if it didn’t happen.
What according to O’Brien is the picture of the future?
If you want a picture of the future,
imagine a boot stamping on a human face—forever
. In this quote O’Brien is not merely being aggressive or insulting to Winston’s hope for a successful overthrow of the Party. O’Brien is also explaining that the Party must have resistance in order to exist.
What kind of truth is O’Brien trying to communicate if not actual fact?
What kind of truth is O’Brien trying to communicate if not actual fact?
The story has to have things that seem real to make people believe the stories
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What does the ghost soldiers add to the book?
What does “The Ghost Soldiers” add to the book that we have almost completed?
The chapter adds a lot of heaviness
. The chapter gives like a better view of how these soldiers are affected by the war in ways we wouldn’t think.
How can you tell a real war story character?
- Stink Harris. Stink Harris has a very small role in this story, although he figures in other stories in The Things They Carried.
- Dave Jensen. Dave Jensen is a minor character in this story, a fellow member of Tim’s platoon.
- Rat Kiley. Rat Kiley is another member of Tim’s platoon.
How does Tim say he changed during the war?
How does Tim say he changed during the war?
He has become more resentful
. Describe Tim’s plan to get revenge against Jorgensen. He sets off flares and moves a sandbag to put Jorgensen into shock.
Why do you think O’Brien says this story makes his stomach believe?
how does Curt lemon die? why do you think O’Brian says this story makes his stomach believe? … why do you think he does?
he thinks he was a scholar who had a lot going for him and a long life left.
